Ontofeminism

9 May 2019, 00:00
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The Ontopolitics of the Future group is hosted by the Culture, Politics and Global Justice research cluster in collaboration with gloknos. This reading group combines perspectives from different disciplines - including but not limited to anthropology, sociology, political theory, gender studies, STS and philosophy - to create discussions about the politics of being in late liberalism, particularly in view of challenges such as climate change and the development of artificial intelligence. Recognising that the question of what lives (or survives) in the ‘Anthropocene’ is inextricable from the question of what (or who) is recognized as an actor/agent and/or the subject of rights, the group interrogates the implications of different ways of knowing, defining, and governing existents.

This event is open to all and no registration is necessary. Once per term, the reading group will include activities such as a walk, a visit to an exhibition, or a film screening, related to the overall theme. Specific dates and activities will be fixed during the year, in conversation with members.

The selection of readings aims to reflect recent publications on the topic; we always welcome suggestions. Where possible, links are provided to online versions of readings available either for free or to University members via IDiscover/Raven; if you need access to any of these, get in touch and we’ll do our best to help. All queries can be addressed to Dr. Jana Bacevic.

TallBear, K. "Beyond the Life/Not-Life Binary: a Feminist-Indigenous Reading of Cryopreservation, Interspecies Thinking and the New Materialisms." In Cryopolitics: Frozen Life in a Melting World, edited by Radin, J. and Kowal, E. Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2017.

gloknos is initially funded for 5 years by the European Research Council through a Consolidator Grant awarded to Dr.Inanna Hamati-Ataya for her project ARTEFACT (2017-2022). ARTEFACT is funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (ERC grant agreement no. 724451). For information about gloknos or ARTEFACT please contact the administrator in the first instance.

Easter Term 2019
25 April

Stengers, I. "Including Nonhumans in Political Theory: Opening Pandora’s Box?" In Political Matter, Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life, edited by B. Braun & S.Whatmore. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2010.

Marres, N. "Frontstaging Nonhumans: Publicity as a Constraint on the Political Activity of Things." In Political Matter, Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life, edited by B. Braun & S.Whatmore. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2010.

TallBear, K. "Beyond the Life/Not-Life Binary: a Feminist-Indigenous Reading of Cryopreservation, Interspecies Thinking and the New Materialisms." In Cryopolitics: Frozen Life in a Melting World, edited by Radin, J. and Kowal, E. Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2017.

Hester, H. Xenofeminism. Cambridge: Polity, 2018.

23 May

Parikka, J. "Planetary Memories: After Extinction, the Imagined Future." In After Extinction, edited by Grusin, R. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2018

Mirzoeff, N. "It’s Not the Anthropocene, It’s the White Supremacy Scene; or, the Geological Color Line." In After Extinction, edited by Grusin, R. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2018

Svenning, J-C. Future "Megafaunas: A Historical Perspective on the Scope for a Wilder Anthropocene." In Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene, edited by Tsing, A., et al. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2017.

Pringle, A. "Establishing New Worlds: The Lichens of Petersham." In Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene, edited by Tsing, A., et al. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2017.